The historic victory by the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI was nothing short of miraculous, but the blueprint for amazing comeback stories was first set by the 2004 Boston Red Sox.
Tom Brady’s Patriots faced nearly impossible odds after falling behind 28-3 to the Atlanta Falcons. To be precise, New England had a 0.2 percent chance of winning at one point late in the third quarter, which would be akin to the odds of Roger Goodell running for mayor of Boston. No team had ever come back from more than a 10-point deficit to win the Super Bowl, let alone erasing a lead more than double that size.